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[ US /ɹiˈmɪs/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪmˈɪs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. failing in what duty requires
    derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
    remiss of you not to pay your bills
    neglectful of his duties

How To Use remiss In A Sentence

  • This kind of headache is generally only suffered by men, is typically suffered intensely over a period of weeks with a long period of remission in between, is extremely rare, and is off the Richter scale of painfulness. Happy? New Year
  • You have been very remiss in fulfilling your obligations.
  • Prisoner 651304 Hughes had been awarded three months loss of remission, plus the removal of televisual privileges for six weeks. THE SCAR
  • The creeping fractures in both have been palliated by results in recent games, but the coming ones will determine whether those signs of life are indicative of temporary remission or permanent recovery.
  • Although our news media are very remiss in educating the public on the great economic tragedy now unfolding, they do unwittingly disclose some frightening facts.
  • Vnde missarum sacrificia, quibus uulgo dicebatur, Sacerdotem offerre Christum in remissionem poena aut culpae pro uiuis et defunctis, blasphema figmenta sunt, et pernitiosae imposturae. The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches.
  • Barring miracle remission on a continental scale, only aggressive, coordinated medical relief, public health programs and public information campaigns squelch epidemics.
  • The offenders' liberty, in the absence of sentence remission, would actually be restricted for a longer period than if incarcerated.
  • Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy resulted in complete resolution of the lesion and a long-term remission of more than 5 years.
  • Reid gave Hume credit for taking Locke's premisses to their logical conclusion.
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